What would the world look like if the NAZIs had won World War II?

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96. Even that line has been crossed.

A US child was killed by drone without trial or much noticel: Third U.S. Citizen Killed by Obama’s Yemen Drone Strikes was a 16-Year-Old Boy

The torture part, courtesy of the US Justice Department: John Yoo: President can order child's testicles crushed, not contractor transparency

It got worse in Iraq -- a country that had nothing to do with the terrorist attacks of September 11 -- where children were brutalized in front of their parents for "information." It is incredible, but true.

Remember those photographs that never came out? Their loss makes it easier to move on, legally, I guess.

And you are absolutely correct: The idea that the government represents the people's interests is belied by the fact it conducts business contrary to the interests of the people and in the interests of individual corporations -- what once were called "special interests" before Reagan made "Liberal" into a four-letter word.

Most importantly: Thank you, OldDem2012, for standing up to the Banksters or Gangsters, whatever these corrupt traitors are that use power and profit for their own benefit and to the nation's detriment. Your kind words are especially appreciated.